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1 Corinthians 6:1-8

RSV 1
When one of you has a grievance against a brother, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the saints?
NIV 1
If any of you has a dispute with another, dare he take it before the ungodly for judgment instead of before the saints?
RSV 2
Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases?
NIV 2
Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?
RSV 3
Do you not know that we are to judge angels? How much more, matters pertaining to this life!
NIV 3
Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life!
RSV 4
If then you have such cases, why do you lay them before those who are least esteemed by the church?
NIV 4
Therefore, if you have disputes about such matters, appoint as judges even men of little account in the church!
RSV 5
I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is no man among you wise enough to decide between members of the brotherhood,
NIV 5
I say this to shame you. Is it possible that there is nobody among you wise enough to judge a dispute between believers?
RSV 6
but brother goes to law against brother, and that before unbelievers?
NIV 6
But instead, one brother goes to law against another--and this in front of unbelievers!
RSV 7
To have lawsuits at all with one another is defeat for you. Why not rather suffer wrong? Why not rather be defrauded?
NIV 7
The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means you have been completely defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?
RSV 8
But you yourselves wrong and defraud, and that even your own brethren.
NIV 8
Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, and you do this to your brothers.

New International Version

1 Corinthians 6:1-8

NIV 1
If any of you has a dispute with another, dare he take it before the ungodly for judgment instead of before the saints?
NIV 2
Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?
NIV 3
Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life!
NIV 4
Therefore, if you have disputes about such matters, appoint as judges even men of little account in the church!
NIV 5
I say this to shame you. Is it possible that there is nobody among you wise enough to judge a dispute between believers?
NIV 6
But instead, one brother goes to law against another--and this in front of unbelievers!
NIV 7
The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means you have been completely defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?
NIV 8
Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, and you do this to your brothers.